Paper ID #38129Exploring Institutional Retention Support Initiatives for RetainingWomen of Color STEM FacultyDr. Tonisha B. Lane, Virginia Tech Dr. Lane’s research agenda broadly examines diversity, equity, and inclusion in postsecondary educa- tion with the objective of advancing inclusive and transformative policies and practices. Her primary research strand investigates the experiences and outcomes of underrepresented groups in science, tech- nology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Using qualitative methodologies, she has explored access and success for underserved students of color in STEM and STEM intervention
beneficial to have more icebreakers for students, team-building events, or large groupactivities at the very beginning of the program to help the students build rapport and foster asense of belongingness when they initially arrive. The Research Mentoring findings also showed room for improvement in future REUs. Inone interview, a student alarmingly reported it appeared her graduate mentor was “breakingsomeone down,” and that the mentor used accusatory and condescending language such as “wellI don’t think you did that right,” and “are you sure you know how to use that equipment?” REUleaders could help ensure mentors are adequately fit and ready to provide a more inclusiveexperience by providing them with leadership and inclusion training prior
within the contextof an organized initiative supported by each administrative level at the college or university. Successfulprograms for undergraduate research mentoring and support must be endorsed by departmental anduniversity leadership. Successful programs also create reliable guidelines for faculty mentoring, and offertime and/or compensation as incentives (e.g., course releases, stipends, included in criteria for merit raises[29])Program StructuresTo address these systemic issues in higher education, the research project is designed to create ascaffolded research experience for students as shown in Figure 1. We are working at three partnerinstitutions (two minority serving institutions and one community college) to
categories.Researchers started the analysis using initial coding, in which units of data are classified intogeneral themes from each transcript that was analyzed. A second analysis included the use ofaxial coding which helps address the study’s purpose and research question [35]. The axialcoding resulted in 3 themes, which are shown in Table 1 along with the number of responses. Table 1. Themes and counts Theme Counts 1. Personal learning after participating in ROLE 52 2. A research space for minority undergraduates 48 3. Relationship with faculty and peer mentors 54 Total
Paper ID #44271Building Research, Teamwork and Professional Skills in an Engineering SummerBridge Program: Reflections Towards an Allyship ModelProf. Kavitha Chandra, University of Massachusetts, Lowell Kavitha Chandra is the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Francis College of Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. She directs the Research, Academics and Mentoring Pathways (RAMP) to Success summer bridge and academic program for new engineering students, preparing them with research, communication and leadership skills. Her research
of women atvarious stages of their STEM careers. Employing a mixed methods approach, this study seeksto evaluate the individual impact of participation in a women's network committed tofostering a culture of gender equality and celebrating the accomplishments of recent years.Some initiatives organized by the Matilda Chair include books featuring the inspiringjourneys of women, expert panels, conferences, webinars, mentorship programs, social mediacampaigns, and research publications. This joint effort hopes to serve as an inspiration and toencourage other institutions to embark on similar journeys, advocating for equal rights andopportunities for women in both academic and professional areas. Together, we strive tocreate an equity
Honors Program at SUNY Farmingdale and Associate Director of the Research Aligned Mentorship (RAM) Program where she designed, implemented, and evaluated academic programs to engage students ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Paper ID #38404from historically minoritized communities in undergraduate research opportunities. She has served as aprincipal investigator and educational researcher on number grant initiatives, including grants from theNational Science Foundation and the United States Department of Education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Measuring the Impact
educational assessment best practices. She focuses on building and evaluating academic programs that promote inclusive excellence for all learners. Currently, Dr. Cullington serves as the Associate Provost of Academic Programs at Sacred Heart University. Previously, she was the Founding Co-Chair of the Honors Program at SUNY Farmingdale and Associate Director of the Research Aligned Mentorship (RAM) Program where she designed, implemented, and evaluated academic programs to engage students from historically minoritized communities in undergraduate research opportunities. She has served as a principal investigator and educational researcher on number grant initiatives, including grants from the National Science Foundation
Paper ID #42893The Academic Leadership for Women in Engineering Program: Impact onPersonal Development, Leadership Advancement, and NetworkingRebeca Petean, Society of Women Engineers Rebeca Petean is the Research Analyst for the Society of Women Engineers and a Ph.D. candidate in Sociology at Portland State University. Her work bridges research, advocacy, and equity in STEM education. Rebecca collaborates with educators, policymakers, and nonprofits to maximize the impact of STEM initiatives. Her dissertation focuses on the school-to-prison pipeline, specifically examining school safety strategies in K-12 school spaces
Education from Virginia Tech. She has work eDr. Michelle Soledad, Virginia Tech Michelle Soledad, Ph.D. is a Collegiate Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. Her research and service interests include teaching and learning experiences in fun- damental engineering courses, faculty development and support initiatives – including programs for the future engineering professoriate, and leveraging institutional data to support reflective teaching practices. She has degrees in Electrical Engineering (B.S., M.Eng.) from the Ateneo de Davao University in Davao City, Philippines, where she previously held appointments as Assistant Professor and Department Chair for Electrical Engineering
, diversity, and positive departmental climates. Oneof our newest initiatives is a workshop for department chairs, titled “Fostering InclusiveDepartment Climates.” The workshop was designed to be applicable across disciplines but maybe of particular interest to leaders of STEM departments seeking strategies to improve climate,promote inclusion, and retain faculty from underrepresented groups.In this paper, we first outline the research that led to the development of the inclusive climateworkshop for department chairs. We then discuss workshop logistics and workshop content,providing a high level of detail on workshop design so that stakeholders from other institutionswill be able to assess whether elements of the workshop can be adapted to meet their
Paper ID #42874The Role of STEM Society Scholarships in Supporting the Retention andPersistence of Women in Engineering and Computer ScienceRebeca Petean, Society of Women Engineers Rebeca Petean is the Research Analyst for the Society of Women Engineers and a Ph.D. candidate in Sociology at Portland State University. Her work bridges research, advocacy, and equity in STEM education. Rebecca collaborates with educators, policymakers, and nonprofits to maximize the impact of STEM initiatives. Her dissertation focuses on the school-to-prison pipeline, specifically examining school safety strategies in K-12 school spaces
Paper ID #43650Impact of Undergraduate Teaching Assistants (UTAs) on Gender-inclusiveStudent Engagement in an Introductory Computer Programming CourseMrs. Tiana Solis, Florida International University Tiana Solis is an instructor and a part-time Ph.D. student at Florida International University. She received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Computer Science from SUNY (State University of New York) Polytechnic Institute in Utica, New York. Her research and instructional interests include student access and success in computing, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Higher Education.Dr. Stephen Secules, Florida
Program at SUNY Farmingdale and Associate Director of the Research Aligned Mentorship (RAM) Program where she designed, implemented, and evaluated academic programs to engage students ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Paper ID #38385from historically minoritized communities in undergraduate research opportunities. She has served as aprincipal investigator and educational researcher on number grant initiatives, including grants from theNational Science Foundation and the United States Department of Education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Measuring the Impact of
enhance the trustworthiness and credibility of the findings, the researchers employedinvestigator triangulation (Merriam & Tisdell, 2015). This involved having a second researcherindependently code a portion of the data using the same open coding approach. The tworesearchers then compared their initial codes, discussing similarities, differences, andinterpretations until they reached a consensus. By employing investigator triangulation, theresearchers enhanced the rigor and trustworthiness of the qualitative analysis of this study. FindingsOpen Communication The inductive thematic analysis of interviews with female engineering students sharingtheir lived experiences from their childhood and
that meet Quality Matters (QM) standards. She was the faculty advisor to student research teams, where two teams made the final round of the AACC Community College Innovation Challenge (CCIC) in 2016 and 2017. Dr. Delahanty has developed and conducted STEM focused outreach initiatives to community groups and in K-12 schools with a higher percentage of underrepresented and underserved students. Prior to her teaching career, Dr. Delahanty was an electrical engineer at General Electric Company in both military and commercial satellite communications. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Gender-Based Comparison of Creative Self-Efficacy, Mindset, and Perceptions of
Paper ID #40340Retention of Female Minority Students in Bachelor STEM Degree Programs:An Exploratory Study of Five CohortsDr. Elizabeth Milonas, New York City College of Technology Elizabeth Milonas is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Computer Systems at New York City College of Technology -City University of New York (CUNY). She currently teaches relational and non-relational database theory and practice and Data Science courses to undergraduates in the Computer Systems Major. Her research focuses on four key computer areas: Web: research on the mechanisms used to organize big data in search result pages of
initially developed by and associates to explain workplace dynamics [13], [15],[16], [19], [40], [41] and additional research that has demonstrated the utility of this conceptwith respect to postsecondary institutions. We know comparatively little about whichspecific characteristics of postsecondary institutions are associated with women’srepresentation in STEM fields overall (but see [13], [26]), never mind specific STEM fields,such as CS&E. Our approach is also informed by Fox et al.’s [13] recent work, whichsuggests that gendered organizational dynamics and initiatives play out vividly at the sub-unitlevel (college/department/program), depending on the centrality and status of a particular unitwithin the academic institution. Moreover
amount of administrative approval; however, it was deemed an importantinitiative by the undergraduate academic office. The researcher was able to work with theassessment office to pilot a mid-semester survey in Fall 2022, and a full rollout for allengineering undergraduate courses for Spring 2023. The researcher has no specific measurementof impact of this initiative, but, as this is considered a best practice in the industry, the researcheris confident that this effort was valuable.Women-led Makerspace WorkshopsA very simple idea that took a mere e-mail to set up was proposing the idea of women-ledmakerspace workshops. Women are traditionally underrepresented in makerspaces and do nottake advantage of these resources [17]. The Director of the
assessment best practices. She focuses on building and evaluating academic programs that promote inclusive excellence for all learners. Currently, Dr. Cullington serves as the Associate Provost of Academic Programs at Sacred Heart University. Previously, she was the Founding Co-Chair of the Honors Program at SUNY Farmingdale and Associate Director of the Research Aligned Mentorship (RAM) Program where she designed, implemented, and evaluated academic programs to engage students from historically minoritized communities in undergraduate research opportunities. She has served as a principal investigator and educational researcher on number grant initiatives, including grants from the National Science Foundation and the
Paper ID #42347Gender Equity in Higher-Education Institutions: An Analysis of StudentPerceptions in an Engineering School in ChileProf. Camila Zapata-Casabon, Universidad Andres Bello, Chile Master in Marketing and Market Research from the University of Barcelona, Spain. Industrial Civil Engineer from the Universidad del B´ıo-B´ıo. She has three diplomas in the areas of coaching, digital marketing and equality and empowerment of women. Her professional experience is linked to higher education as a project engineer and university management in the public and private area. Teacher at different universities in matters of
(Radio Frequency) Engineer in the cellular communications industry for several years. Performing optimization, signal strength testing and performance of cellular towers. Dr. Hall participated in the inaugural cohort for the NSF and ASEE eFellow Postdoctoral Fellowship program, hosted at Morgan State University. Where she conducted research to discover evidence-based pathways to achieve racial equity, and address formation and population parity of underrepresented groups (blacks/females) within and across academia and industry. Also addressing how to alleviate developmentally challenges of identity, resilience, resistance, and other barriers to success for those underrepresented. Research interest also include
Paper ID #38482Panel: Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Perspectives onAdvancing Women and Gender Equity in Engineering - for the Next 130YearsDr. Baishakhi Bose, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Baishakhi Bose is currently a Postdoctoral Scholar at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL). Her cur- rent research focus is on life cycle assessment of novel polymers, building materials and plastic recycling processes. She obtained her PhD. in Materials Engineering from Purdue University in 2021. Since 2014, she has taught courses in Civil, Materials and First Year Engineering to undergraduates, and mentored
the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Wentworth Institute of Technology. Her research interests include Optical Communications and Signal Processing.Dr. Marisha Rawlins, Wentworth Institute of Technology Marisha Rawlins is an Associate Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Program at Wentworth Institute of Technology (WIT). Her research interests include computer architecture optimizations, embedded systems and devices used in teaching and healthcare, and methods and systems for improving teaching and learning. Dr. Rawlins received her PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from The University of Florida. Prior to working at WIT, she was an Assistant Professor in Computer
binary data and severely non-normal data [8, p.666].For this work, analyses were performed in RStudio 2023.12.0+369 "Ocean Storm" Release(33206f75bd14d07d84753f965eaa24756eda97b7, 2023-12-17) for Windows.IRB ApprovalThis study was approved by Rowan University’s Institutional Review Board, Pro2017001804.Method 1With this method, we aimed to answer the following research question: What effect, if any, does gender have on an accuracy- and response-time-based latent factor model of an online version of the Perdue Spatial Visualization Test: Rotations (PSVT:R)?Based on the results of Study 1 of Dautle [6], where the online PSVT:R was found to have 1 latent factorand 4 initial training items, we removed accuracy and response time
included data from 44,719 candidates who applied, received admissions, and registeredfor an engineering graduate degree from 2011 to 2021. In total, there were 109,099 records fromthese students. Eighteen parameters described this research sample, but we kept and worked withseven parameters: student’s unique anonymized ID, gender, citizenship status, degree,engineering department, the session in which each student is registered, the session in whicheach student initially applied to begin.Degrees awarded to graduate and undergraduate students (2011-2021): The research sampleincluded data from 18,140 students who received an undergraduate or graduate degree from anengineering department from 2011 to 2021. In total, there were 20,021 records from
Paper ID #37733Board 191: Are female faculty role models to female students in highereducation? A study of teachers’ perceptions of their roles andresponsibilities in computer science and engineeringDr. Qian Wang, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) Dr. Qian ”Sarah” Wang is a Research Director, Ph.D. supervisor, and former Program Director of the MA in Global Education at the Academy of Future Education, XJTLU. Dr. Sarah graduated from Teachers College, Columbia University in New York (MA in Social-organizational Psychology; Ed.D in Education Leadership). Her research focuses on technology-enhanced education
Paper ID #39924Qualitative Study of Women’s Personal Experiences of Retention andAttrition in Undergraduate Engineering ProgramsElle Ann Kreiner, University of Maryland Baltimore County Mx. Elle Kreiner (they/them) is currently an interdisciplinary research assistant to Dr. Jamie Gurganus (she/her) in the Engineering and Computing Education Program (ECEP) at University of Maryland, Bal- timore County (UMBC). Elle graduated from UMBC with a double major in Cultural Anthropology and Sociology, and are currently pursuing a M.A., in Applied Sociology. Elle specializes in ethnographic research and analysis, as well as
Paper ID #37179Fostering Community at the Graduate Level: One University’s Student-ledApproachHaroula M. Tzamaras, Pennsylvania State University Haroula is a 3rd year PhD candidate studying human factors at Penn State and is the current president of GradWIE.Sierra HicksGabriella M. Sallai, Pennsylvania State University Gaby Sallai is currently a graduate student in the Mechanical Engineering department at Penn State. She is working under Dr. Catherine Berdanier in the Engineering Cognitive Research Laboratory (ECRL) studying the experiences of engineering graduate students. She received her Bachelor’s degree from
Paper ID #40205Work In Progress: Serendipity and Synergy in Promoting EquityDr. Andrea E. Surovek, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Dr. Surovek is the Director of the New Office of Faculty Development and Advancement at South Dakota Mines. Her research interests include engineering creativity and pedagogy.Dr. Brooke Lamonte Long-Fox, South Dakota School of Mines & TechnologyArley Williams, South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyLisa A. KunzaSara Elizabeth Racz ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 WIP: Serendipity and Synergy in Promoting EquityIntroductionIn 2021